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'''Adrian Cowell''' (2 February 1934 – 11 October 2011) was a British filmmaker, born in Tangshan, China. He was best known for producing documentaries about [[Chico Mendes]] and [[deforestation of the Amazon rainforest|deforestation in the Amazon]] and the opium/heroin trade out of the [[Shan States]], [[Burma]] (Myanmar).<ref name=tt>{{cite news|title=Adrian Cowell|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/8879851/Adrian-Cowell.html|accessdate=December 7, 2011|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=9 November 2011}}</ref>

While a student at Cambridge, Cowell planned (but was unable to take part in) the 1954 [[Oxford and Cambridge Trans-Africa Expedition]],<ref name=Cowell>{{cite news|title=It's started: The 'rally' to Singapore |url=http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article.aspx?articleid=straitstimes19550911-1.2.71&sessionid=057e9611891940cabde81b88ebffd310&keyword=tim+slessor+land+rover+cambridge&token=cambridge%2crover%2cland%2cslessor%2ctim|first=Adrian|last=Cowell|date=11 September 1955|accessdate=21 January 2014|work=The Straits Times}}</ref> and took part in the 1955-6 [[Oxford and Cambridge Far Eastern Expedition]] to Singapore, and the 1957-8 [[Oxford and Cambridge Expedition to South America]]. It was while on the latter expedition team that Cowell met the [[Villas-Bôas brothers]] and left the Oxford and Cambridge Expedition to join them on the Centro Geographico Expedition to find the geographical centre of Brazil. This was the beginning of his connection with South America and, in particular, Brazil.<ref name=AC>{{cite news|title= Biography: John Adrian Cowell 1934 - 2011 |url=http://www.adriancowellfilms.com/#/biography/4573826169|accessdate=21 January 2014|work=Adrian Cowell Films}}</ref>

He was awarded the [[Royal Geographical Society]]'s [[Cherry Kearton Medal and Award]] in 1985.<ref name="RGS">{{cite web|url=http://www.rgs.org/NR/rdonlyres/5733E422-4831-4451-B7D8-052E80E8CD75/0/MedalWinners19702012.pdf|title=Medals and Awards|publisher=[[Royal Geographical Society]]|accessdate=28 September 2013}}</ref> In his obituary in ''[[The Guardian]]'', [[Anthony Hayward]] wrote that he was "one of the most successful" documentary makers of his generation. His documentaries about the rain forest brought the subject significant political attention.<ref name=tg>{{cite news|last=Hayward|first=Anthony|title=Adrian Cowell obituary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/nov/03/adrian-cowell-obituary|accessdate=December 7, 2011|newspaper=The Guardian|date=3 November 2011}}</ref>